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'I was given a choice of bosses to sleep with': Life as a female paramedic in the UK (news.sky.com)
Katie* is one of three female paramedics who have shared their experiences of being “hounded” for sexual favours in return for passing training, getting a promotion or simply keeping their jobs....
Not Welcome: Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu’s Address to Congress, 400 Arrested (www.democracynow.org)
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes (apnews.com)
Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, a day after he said districts could only teach the course using local funds....
Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress
The speech transcript
Missouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks (apnews.com)
For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder conviction was overturned. Just as in the case of Sandra Hemme, actions by the state’s attorney general are keeping Christopher Dunn locked up....
Records show deputy charged in Sonya Massey's fatal shooting worked for 6 agencies in 4 years (apnews.com)
The former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman killed inside her Illinois home, had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020, according to state law enforcement records....
Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Harris (apnews.com)
Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, as they and former President Donald Trump ‘s campaign scramble to adjust to the reality of a new Democratic rival less than four months before Election Day....
Man accused of stabbing transgender teen 18 times at Miami airport (www.nbcnews.com)
The 17-year-old was having a meal on the floor when she was attacked with a butcher knife Sunday. Officials say they aren’t yet ruling out hate crime charges....
The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz (www.theverge.com)
Two of Silicon Valley’s famous venture capitalists make the case for backing Trump: that their ability to make money is the only value that matters.
Trump campaign files FEC complaint trying to block Biden funds transferring to Harris (www.cnn.com)
The Trump campaign on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission arguing money raised for President Joe Biden’s reelection bid cannot be transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign....
An unwelcome attendee has joined the Paris Olympic Games: Covid-19 (www.cnn.com)
College student slips on Yosemite's Half Dome cables, falls to her death (www.sfgate.com)
Israeli Forces Have Killed 366 UN Workers and Family Members in Gaza: Leaked Report. (www.commondreams.org)
New York City nonprofit provides free swimming lessons to underserved communities. (www.voanews.com)
Pesticides may contain an alarming amount of ‘forever chemicals’: Study (thehill.com)
Toxic “forever chemicals” are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found....
U.S. District Court judge is considering food stamp backlog case against Alaska’s health department (www.salon.com)
'Contamination Crisis': US Pesticides Contain PFAS, Endangering Food and Water. (www.commondreams.org)
Pentagon panel to review Medals of Honor given to soldiers at the Wounded Knee massacre (apnews.com)
Steve Bannon to go on trial in December for alleged fraud in We Build the Wall fundraiser (abcnews.go.com)
Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon will stand trial beginning Dec. 9 on charges he defrauded donors to an online effort to raise money for a wall along the U.S. southern border....
Johnson warns of arrests over Netanyahu speech disruptions (thehill.com)
Members of Code Pink did this several times during the run-up to the Iraq War. I hope it happens again now, despite the risk of arrest.
Capitol Police pepper spray demonstrators protesting Netanyahu visit (www.nbcnews.com)
Congress Wants To Let Private Companies Own The Law (www.techdirt.com)
The Pro Codes Act has been submitted as an amendment to the “must pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It allows copyrighted standards to be incorporated by reference into the law, preventing people from accessing or sharing these standards except through the systems the standards development organizations have...
Kamala Harris vows US not going back to ‘chaos’ of Trump years in rally speech (www.theguardian.com)
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002. - The Boston Globe (www.bostonglobe.com)
PARIS (AP) — Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday, after a power move by Olympic officials who want to shut down a U.S. federal investigation of suspected doping by Chinese swimmers....
